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2025 Founder’s Circle

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Founder: Nikolas Keskilammi See profile | Co-Founder: Jani Kellomäki

Open Film Zone 2025 Awards

Grand Recognition:    2025 Visionary Filmmaker Award:   The most voted creator overall.  Alfredo Carnera Jr. Feed Me    2025 DIY Visionary Award:   The DIY filmmaker who can make the most voted film.  Aijuka Tobius (Smart View Productions)  The Broken Truth    2025 Audience Choice Award:   Based solely on viewer votes — most voted project of the year.  Feed Me   Alfredo Carnera Jr.    2025 OFZ Spirit Award:   Embodies the mission and spirit of OFZ: originality, openness, and fearless creativity. Chosen by OFZ.  Tommi Rautio (Unipic)  He Jäivät  Imago  Chorus  “The choice stemmed from the overall depth and scale of the films shown in the 2025 OFZ Awards combined with the creator’s captivating visual style.”

Primary Category Recognition:    A.I.  Winner: Ñawi Kanki Tuche   Daniel Jasaui   Animation  Winner: MäGGi x Gettonen – Rantaan   Niko Mäkinen (Soul Entertainment Records)    Documentary  Winner: The Room of My Mom   Antony Voronov (TABOO)    Feature Film  Winner: He jäivät   Tommi Rautio (Unipic)    Music Video  Winner (Tie):  MäGGi – Pula-ajan Tuote   Niko Mäkinen (Soul Entertainment Records)  Samovolca live in Toruń   Mirosław Staniak   Short Film  Winner (Tie):  Feed Me  Alfredo Carnera Jr.  The Broken Truth  Aijuka Tobius (Smart View Productions)    Video  Winner: RFO Commercial   Kevin Banker (Productions by Kevin B. LLC)

Artistic & Technical Recognition:    Cinematography  Winner : Kertosäe (Chorus)   Tommi Rautio (Unipic)    Design  Winner (tie):   Feed me  Alfredo Carnera Jr. Kertosäe (Chorus)   Tommi Rautio (Unipic)    Direction  Winner: The Broken Truth  Aijuka Tobius (Smart View Productions)    Editing  Winner: In Outside  Michał Kurowski   Music  Winner: MäGGi – Pula-ajan Tuote  Niko Mäkinen (Soul Entertainment Records)    Performance  Winner: The Manifestation  Kevin Banker (Productions by Kevin B. LLC)    Visual Effects  Winner: Reconfiguration   Mirosław Staniak    Writing  Winner: Rocks  Liza Derenchenko

2026

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January: “Metamorphosis”

Best Redemptive Arc  
Tears of blood you cry – said he 
Mirosław Staniak 

Best Coming-of-Age Film 
Conversation with God 
Liza Derenchenko 

Best Character Transformation 
In Outside 
Michał Kurowski 

Most Inspiring Ending 
LIVING WITH HOPE 
Aijuka Tobius (Smart View Productions) 

Best Metamorphosis Film 
Abducted
Kevin Banker (Productions by Kevin B.) 

New Founding Creators

Ali Kazim  Ashton Brady  Bernardo Naranjo

Ilkka Olander  Islien Walker   Justin Walker

Kamil Trzebiatowski  Kevin McKell  Moaz Salem

Mohammed Anshif  Serge Gualini Yoana Pungerova

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February: “Enter the Matrix”

Best Dystopian World
ROBOT PRINCESS FROM PLANET-X
Chris R. Notarile (Blinky Productions Inc.)

Most Mind-Bending Visuals
WOOF66
Sam Bolton

Best AI Work
BLACK & WHITE RAINBOW
Glauber Tiago

Best Virtual Reality Narrative
TRUE CRIME
Chris R. Notarile (Blinky Productions Inc.)

Best Sci-fi or Tech Concept
The Ancient Time Piece
Justin & Islien Walker

New Founding Creators

Bron Theron Chris R. Notarile Cristian Estrella David Jones

2B Acting Edward Goffaux Emese Sperlagh Eric Uriel Hendrickson

Giorgi Koridze Giorgi Gogichaishvili Glauber Tiago Laurel Knopf Michael Rodriguez

Redrick Dean Sam Bolton Wesley Valerio Zazie Kanwar-Torge

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March: “Voices of the World”

Best Cross-Cultural Narrative
Maya the Seer
Victor Atokolo (Black Box Films)

Best Cultural Documentary
The Job Market
Liza Derenchenko

Best Use of Native Language
The Fallen Ones (Az elesettek) 
Márkó Kárándi

Best Environmental Story
The American Century – The 1950s
Brian Lerch (The Daily Then)

Best Under-Represented Story
Die Before You Love Me 
Tionge Tioville Nyasulu

March Audience Choice
Polish Golden Youth
Mirosław Staniak

OFZ Vision Award
JESUS ​​AND HIS DISCIPLES – A Chronology of Their Lives
Glauber Tiago Dal Paz

New Founding Creators

Angeline Cruise Anna Murawska Brian Lerch Caleb Pelletier

David Durrant Emese Sperlagh Jan Tamchyna Michi

John Orrichio Márkó Kárándi Sanjaya Dissanayake Sean Crofts

Steven Farrell Tionge Tioville Nyasulu Victor Atokolo

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April: “Comedy & Catharsis”

April Audience Choice
The Clown in the Palace
Bernardo Naranjo (BNP Digital)

Best Ensemble Performance
THE BAT-MAN
Chris R. Notarile (Blinky Productions Inc.)

Best Feel-Good Film
Seize The Day
Daniel K Hatton

Best Physical Gag
Like A Deposit full of Soul
Leonardo Thimo

Most Thought-Provoking Concept
Choices
Liza Derenchenko

Best Comedy Short
Bully Boy Theme Song!
Leonard Wolf

OFZ Vision Award
A Wanderer’s World
Kamil Trzebiatowski

New Founding Creators

Avi L Penn Daniel K Hatton Dianara Golden Fat A

Grigoris Verroiotis Keona Jordan Leonardo Thimo Leonard Wolf

Dimitrios Gaitanis John Esteban Serna Sam Van der Bauwhede Veronica Serna

Kali Ferri Rapper AIfnidios Zoe Szymon

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May: “Action”

May Audience Choice
Extraño el Bar, la SIGuiente historia real
Bernardo Naranjo (BNP Digital)

Best Action Sequence or Short
FML
Starseed Lø Lø
Carlos Alsina-Batista
Charles J. Cliffe

Best Antihero
Zimna
Studium Form Nieokreślonych

Best Crime Story
Kane my Brothers Keeper
Redrick Dean (ElDorado Red-productions)

Best Fight Scene
Supersonic Flight vs Unstoppable Dinosaur Horde
Michael Rodriguez

Best Stunts
The Control: Sector 11
Angeline Cruise

OFZ Vision Award
10:45
Giorgi Gogichaishvili
Giorgi Koridze

New Founding Creators

Alita Ray Chris Bungo CosmosTeam Charles Rodriguez

Charles J. Cliffe Carlos Alsina-Batista Laura Ferguson Jonathan Wilson Melcher Hillmann

@Letsscreamtv Sean Writer Starseed Lø Lø RestrictedComics

Tachiki Keinosuke Takeshi Sone Victor Franklin The Coder

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June: “Power of Love”

June Audience Choice
Morena
Bernardo Naranjo (BNP Digital)

Best Love Story
The Voice of the Violin
Takeshi Sone

Best Romance
Morena
Bernardo Naranjo (BNP Digital)

Most Beautiful Score
In A Perfect World
FunkCat
Metonymous

Best Message
The 60s Changed Everything I The 1960s
The Daily Then

Best Feel-Good Ending
WOOF66
Sam Bolton

OFZ Vision Award
Between the scenes, between the voices
Cristian Estrella

New Founding Creators

Classics Little J Gray

Mike Feez Pictwork

Armin Rajaei Imsohelariyan

Micah Solomon Hisnameisunname

July: “Fantasy Realm”

July Audience Choice
Abnegat
Mirosław Staniak
Studium Form Nieokreślonych

Best Fantasy Film
Abnegat
Mirosław Staniak
Studium Form Nieokreślonych

Best Hero’s Journey
MY LEGO ADVENTURE
Glauber Tiago Dal Paz

Best Visual Effects
The Patient
Luc Leclerc

Best Worldbuilding
Case AI / 404: Reality Redefined
Ilkka Olander

Best Use of Mythology or Folklore
Why Did Every Culture Believe in Shapeshifters
Helen Aluwuo

OFZ Vision Award
Stop my Stepmom!
MEGAFILM

New Founding Creators

Payal Paul Megafilm Dorottya Helmeczy

Cagri Adaver Blerim Burjani Helen Austin

Phillip Turner Kayuran Moodley Meme Cabello Antonia Martinez Valls

Gabriel Gomes Luc Leclerc Anonymous

August: “Realism”

August Audience Choice
The Cost of Deception
MEGAFILM

Best Realism Film
Who’s Afraid of the Big Black Wolf?
Janez Lapajne
Aiken Veronika Prosenc

Best Narrative Based on True Events
The Cost of Deception
MEGAFILM

Best Natural Performance
Waiting for my brother
Nadir El Mafkouk
Samy El Mafkouk

Most Emotionally Raw Moment
Ascent
Justin Walker

Best Depiction of Daily Life
Ascent
Justin Walker

OFZ Vision Award
Siru Thurumbum Pal Kutha Uthavum
K. Balaji

New Founding Creators

K. Balaji Jun Seok Yoon Cedric Hancart Seif Weslati Xaimary Torres Ortiz Joseph Frew-Miller Nuutti Kaistinen Youcef Kerboub Ottoveggio Alexandre Alexey Yakovlev Defne Togay Suresh Nair Lakkoor Er. Abdul Rashid Bhat Fernando Gabriel Sosa Goran Gonzo Lukic Sithesh C Govind Anis Hamdoun MESA Ilysa Spencer Prabhu Veeramani Ezhil Nambi Mohammadhassan Safabakhsh Amirhossein Fahadan Rishabh Seal Sankalp Ray Souvik Majumdar Yulia Bolshynska Andrii Sotnikov Janez Lapajne Aiken Veronika Prosenc Öner Kilic Sergio Gabriel Galasso Amir Kamali Marcin Tomaszewski Alireza Yasi Stephane Paravigna Rakhaad Febrikha Nicolás Vucetich Kristian Pekkala Georges Sifianos Teodoro Francesco Liberto Valeriy Zayets Alexey Zakhozhiy Anand Haridas Clément Bernard Franck Llopis Lipe Veloso Soufiane Benyoucef Clint Bones João Ladeia Amjad Ihsan Albandak Nadir El Mafkouk Samy El Mafkouk Charlotte Lafossas Yummy Films Azuline Teulié Quentin Puiraveau Simon Macko Caroline Buzot Charles Mongeau Christian Ange Morel Zebou Cynthia Desgagne Gabriel Saumur Maria Alejandra Rodriguez Marie Poirier Jules N’Diaye Florent Calmel Lisa Gustin Cloé Vautour Aimé Carlos Adenekpe Sébastian Charpenel Stanislas Frbezar Laurylène Gaillard JackDaw Fikri Muhammad Shi Jun Mojtaba Minavand Gonçalo Cabral Mehdi Mirbagheri Amirali Moftakhari Ellen Rooney Fiercenemasis

Piotr Szymon Suszka Anastasia Gorina Henny Purwadi Rishabh Sharma Othmane Oubrek Mohammed Hamed Salama Teddy Alexis Rodriguez never married dating Bakhytgul Sharibayeva Salvador Guerrero Amedeo Pesce Elise Diot Myrna Renaud Ewa Kałat Tomasz Sikora Yaser Talebi Antonio Aleixo Nikos Kakonas Calliopi Villy Kotoula Beto Garza Olersandr Igrovich Kravchenko Raj Sargam Subhendu Mazumdar Fidae Sbaai Omid R. Marusi Dmitry Shulgin Nik McFly Krishna Kumar Kumar Aykkara Italo Lorandi Apáni Morales Leos Giulia Morlacchi Frank Leone Philip Brocklehurst Ashutosh S. Shankar Sung En Lien Experimental Films Zana Nawzad Mahmood Barzi Mahhmud Ana Barroso Katrin Butt Fataneh Garoosi Zebulun Alford Ferdy K Tengku Abdul Luna Pinheiro Klapztein Ifesinachi Stanley Okeke Alexia Sanchis Barnabás Juhász Nitish Kumar Andres Felipe Mosquera Riccardo Barbieri Guillermo Rojo Diez Marcello Barbusci Ivan Mazzone Giuliana May Mayly Houlgard Carlos Rouaud Isaure Sivel José Razafindrazaka Augustin De Malliard Paul Lejeune Sibylle Goldet Anne-Linh Jérôme Ambre Butel Roman Saunier Maxime Arnould Juliette Houël Adrian Villeda Alisson Colombe Ylan Dinguidar Maya Ahmed Marina Arzumanova Leonardo de Lorenzo Mehdi Nazari Surapong Wetsuwanmanee Pascal Tessaud Copernico Garcia Minna Väisänen Bietterminds Aditya Raj

Aaron Dougherty Hulon E Crayton II Zhong Long Cameron Birmingham Piers Ralph Robison Gardner Sharanya Baid Selva Kumaran Eduardo Munhoz Manne von M Horacio Gallinat Stanka Gjuric Nacho Sánchez Bravo Alireza Aghaebrahimi Lea Bulyna Grant Foxon Luna Pinheiro Klapztein Steve Ballantyne Paul Sterling Zachary Thomas Calvin Petrie Elham Farashah Ibrahim Abbas‬ Nora Katrin Geist JC Barber Sasmitha Kovinda Kumara Mahammadali Namazov James William Wai Mun Tham Román Nina Nina Leela Stone Farish Punjani Arpan Kapadia Sunny Rai Sanjay Rai Christian Skibinski Sönke Hünding Timo Josefowicz Tim Cürlis Alireza Javanmard Mahesh M K Ali Shirazi Henrique Fiuza da Silva Oliveira Lopes Ümüt Öztürk Ian Atkisson Shadbash Mojtaba Darbandi Fuad Lotfi Gregorio Mallo Eqiunox Greta Bonnaud Alexandre Pereira Hamid Reza Saket Rita Rahimi Armin Rahimi Mehdi Mirbagheri Evangelia Giannelou Stavros Andreas Kostakis Paul Beaumond Maëlle Durin Benjamin Garandel Charlotte Occhio Mathilde Piscione Blandine Rebourg Timothée Rousseau Victor Verger Maicheng Wang Marion Boitelle Leïla Bouguerch Myriam Brandao Serseri Ashe Daniel Margaux Deculty Andrea Mamessier Degrange Nicolas Paoli Alisson Pigerol Marie Seve Joby Francis Tristan J Cook Qambar Beibituly Qaidar Pablo Chacón Karim Mekkawy AO-Studio

Anet Simonian Andrew Jeremiah Sreevishnu Kombath Abisola Ajayi Marcello Santos Laxman Subedi Justin Varghese Amyth Ram Riccardo & Alessandro -ETÈRA- Kimi Meguro Yevgeniy Buryakov Linda Hamilton Jr. Yakup Yaşar Afshin Malaki Hannah Colson Connor Han İzzet Kaya Kianoush Eslami Mahesh STR Diana Barteneva Shima Markazi Omidvar Nima Tabandeh Andrii Makarchenko Magdalena Jacob Evan Monawar MD Mostofa Monowar Antônio Carreira Alvim Macedo Soares Bianca Gontijo Carreira Alvim Iván Ramith Acuña Carrillo Emily Kathleen Micheal Ajayi Denzel Oguguah Miguel Arieira Simeon Lumgair Snehil Kumar Rajesh Dhawle Yashpal Patil Rola Tarek Vu Dinh Cuong Beto Oliveira Nephan Baykal Selva Kumaran Thomas Angeletti Timothy J. Cox Federico Ezequiel Juarez Elke Wandersee Karen Akerman Miguel Seabra Lopes Shawn Mooney Kanad Nandi Indrajit Pal Chaudhuri Wang Pin Knowa Lazarus Lagat Biwott Titus Gachago Chalmet Giselle Guinet–Elmi Evan Hatef Sizi Saksham Saksham Leriche Olivia Maestracci Việt Hà Nguyễn Marcel Vanderweyen Alexandre Schouler Barbetti Zoé Deleersnyder Emmanuelle Greze Emilie Sornin Pauline Ridel Raphaël Gimenez Iris Constantinou Noa Fanfant Leina Pons Joe Palermo Tara Vessali Luigi Benassai John Raymund Albert Floresta Bargo Shah Newaz Khan Cju Damilolapod

September: “Down the Rabbit-Hole”

Monthly showcase

New Founding Creators

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Yearly Awards

Winners announced New Year’s Eve 2027 January 1st 00:00 EET (Athens) time!